Wunambal Gaambera
UUNGUU COAST, KIMBERLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
We, the Wunambal Gaambera people welcome you to our Country – Bianngaa graa winya.
We are the native title holders of 2.5 million hectares of graa (land) and wundaagu (saltwater), that is our Wunambal Gaambera Country, in the North Kimberley region of Australia.
We are following our Wunambal Gaambera Healthy Country Plan to help us look after our Uunguu, our cultural and natural assets and values, to pass, in tact, to future generations and share with visitors.
Our Healthy Country vision for the next ten years, is for us, Wunambal Gaambera people, to build our sustainable livlihoods and communal wealth on and from our healthy Country.
Our Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation represents us and our communal native title needs and interests.
Healthy Country
It is important for us to look after Country and to make sure our unique cultural and natural assets and values (our Uunguu) are kept healthy and passed onto future generations.
Visiting Country
The Uunguu Visitor Pass (UVP) is now required for road, air and coast visitors, enabling people to enjoy an authentic Uunguu Experience - sharing our unique culture, beautiful savannah and coastal landscapes.
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Thank you to @kimberleyquest for providing our Uunguu Rangers, Traditional Owners, scientists and our partners with a research platform for the recent Kimberley Reef Connect trip on the Uunguu Wundaagu (Saltwater) IPA.
Photo left-right; Richard Karadada, Dorothy Djanghara, Tabitha Kowan (Uunguu Ranger), Bryne and Rosa Marnga presenting with thanks our culture book, We Are Coming to See You to Kimberley Quest crew.
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@ausmarineparks @curtin_news @zoer.coral @wamuseum
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Listen to Tabitha Kowan, Uunguu Ranger, Wunambal Gaambera Healthy Country manager Tom Vigilante, Dr Lisa Kirkendale Boola Bardip WA Museum talk on ABC Kimberley about our unique Wundaagu, Sea Country.
This project is part of the Kimberley Reef Connect with Australian Marine Parks WA Museum Boola Bardip Curtin University - sharing traditional knowledge and western science to help keep wundaagu healthy.
Sounds great Tabitha Marie Kowan !!!
Reef study reveals new discoveries off the Kimberley coast - ABC listen
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A crocodile watch for scuba divers, tiny critters under the microscope, and elders' stories of ocean travel in paperbark canoes.1 CommentComment on Facebook
Hi Tabby!!!
Wundaagu, Saltwater Country Management - Research and Monitoring
During our Fisheries trip in October, Uunguu Rangers Damon Bundamurra and Ildephonse Cheinmora worked alongside DPIRD research scientists to tag and monitor sharks. 🦈 We managed to catch and tag 3 bull sharks. The sharks were fitted with tags which will allow us to collect data on their movements and habitat usage.
We also collected genetic samples and biological data from several species of sharks including bull, blacktip, spot-tail, milk and hammerhead sharks as well as the odd ray, which will feed into exisiting databases and will help us better understand and monitor the health of species on Wunambal Gaambera Wundaagu.
#dpird #fisheries @ausmarineparks #wunambalgaambera #uunguurangers
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Great result. Environmental monitoring is a definite thing to do!!!
Cool pics guys
I’ll never forget the life you guys live in Kalumburu
Wundaagu (Saltwater)Country Management - Research and Monitoring
Our Healthy Country team undertake ongoing monitoring and research to gather information needed to make management decisions and to determine if the country is healthy.
Our monitoring and research program incorporates both traditional knowledge and western science.
Recently, our Uunguu Rangers Ildephonse Cheinmora and Damon Bundamurra worked with DPIRD research staff on a research survey onboard the Fisheries vessel, Naturaliste. Together, we deployed 175 BRUVs to repeat our long-term monitoring of fish. The weather and visibility was great and we saw many different marine species.
We also collected samples of mangrove jack, barrumundi and tuna as part of our ongoing monitoring of species abundance.
#dpird #monitoringandresearch #fisheries #uunguurangers #wunambalgaambera Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Fisheries WA
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Uunguu Life thanks for teaming up with us 💪
On Wunambal Gaambera Country, there are over 6,000 patches of wulo (rainforest/monsoon vine thicket), most less than 1,000 hectares in size.
Wulo are a Target identified in our Healthy Country Plan and it is important we protect our wulo patches to ensure they do not get smaller in size and no species of animal or plant in wulo are lost.
Here is an interview we found from the ABC Kimberley, which talks about rainforest patches in the North Kimberley.
www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/kimberley-breakfast/monsoon-rainforests/103098114
You can read more about rainforest patches in Kevin Kenneally's book, Kimberley Monsoonal Rainforests - you might notice page 5 a foreward by Wunambal Gaambera Chair Catherine Goonack.
"This new book is a valuable resource for everyone who lives, works or travels in the Kimberley, pulling together all of the available knowledge of rainforest into one place. It shows us how our local species are related to rainforest plants across Northern Australia and beyond our shores. Importantly, it also recognises the cultural importance of rainforest to Traditional Owners across the Kimberley and the important role we play in looking after country. I am
sure you will treasure this book as much as I do." Catherine Goonack.
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Bush Heritage Australia University of Tasmania Kimberley Land Council ABC Indigenous
Kimberley rainforest study centre needed - ABC listen
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Fragments of rainforest unique to the Kimberley harbour a treasure-trove of flora and fauna species — but very little is known about them, and they're under threat.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Kimberley Reef Connect on the Uunguu Wundaagu IPA
We continue to increase the capacity of our people and our understanding of the Kimberley Marine Park as we learn from the scientists, part of the Kimberley Reef Connect team.
In these photos, Desmond Williams on lookout as @wamuseum divers survey the marine biodiversity of Wudaibiri, Troughton Island.
Second photo: Uunguu Rangers Tabitha Kowan and Colleen Mangolamara sorting through rubble collected from a remote shoal near Rothery Reef. Tabby said, “the fragile brittlestars (Ophuroids) are my favourite find.”
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Kimberley Reef Connect project on Wunambal Gaambera Wundaagu - sharing and learning traditional knowledge and western science.
Uunguu Rangers Tabitha Evans and Colleen Mangolamara working with @curtinuniversity scientists to document marine biodiversity in the Uunguu Wundaagu IPA and Kimberley Marine Park.
“We love searching for tiny seastars and shells amongst the rubble and sand that is collected by the divers underwater.” Uunguu Ranger, Tabitha Evans.
“Finding tiny life requires sharp eyes, patience and a powerful microscope.” Zoe Richards, Associate Professor.
@zoer.coral @ausmarineparks @bushheritageaus @wamuseum #kimberleyreefconnect
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The horrid crab, Dadorfia horrida, belongs to a family known as the elbow crabs 🦀. Resembling a piece of coral 🪸 rubble covered in coralline algae, this crab is a master of camouflage. We found this species at Wianggarre, East Montalivet Island during our trip with the Kimberley Reef Connect.
Thanks @zoer.coral for sharing the photo and updates from the boat.
@curtin_news @curtinuniversity @ausmarineparks @rachbeadle @wamuseum @bushheritageaus
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WOW!! Very interesting.💥💥💥
Fantastic!
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